Spotlight



March 8 Q 1927.

' F. HOWE SPOTLIGHT Filed Feb. 2. 1925 Patented Mar. 8', 1927.

UNITED ST FRED C. HOWE, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

SPOTLIGHT.

Application inea reni-nary e, 1925.

This invent-ion relates to spot lights, and it relates particularly to aspot light construction which is adapted for use Wherever it is desiredto have a spot light capable of projecting light rays in awide range ofdirections.

It is an object oit my invention to provide a spot light of thischaracter which is adapted for securement to a plate, such as awindshield. Spot lights are used extensively on automobiles. Myinvention is adapted for securing to the windshield of an automobile.The lamp proper of my construction is situated to the outside or in'front ot the windshield, and the operating handles are situated behindor inside the windshield.

It is another object of my invention to provide a spot light of thischaracter which will require only a small hole in a windshield to permitthe extension therethrough.

There are at present on the market lamps of this character which have aball and socket arrangement located at the placeat which the body of thelamp extends through the windshield. ylhis arrangement requires a verylarge hole in the windshield.

It is another object of my invention to provide a spot light of thecharacter mentioned in which the lamp thereot will have an extremelylarge lighting radius. ll provide my invention in the form ot arotatable body having a swingable member pivoted thereto, this swingablemember carrying the lamp of the spot light. A handle is provided forrotating the body of the spot light, and a handle is provided forswinging the swing-able member relative to the body. This arrangementpermits the lamp to be swung into any forward angular position withregard to the axis of the body ot' the spot light.

It is a further object ot my invention to provide a spot light ot thischaracter which is easily operated. My invention provides operatingmeans in the form of a pair ot adjacently situated handles, one handlebeing for the purpose ot rotating the body, and the other handle beingtor the purpose ot swinging the swingable member. It is very convenientto swing one of the handles relative to the other or to swing both ci?the handles, thus swinging the lamp into any desired direction.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be made evidenthereinafter.

Serial No. 6,246.

Referring to the drawing which is for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a spot light embodying the featuresof my invention, the spot light being shown as supported by thewindshield of a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a partially sectioned view taken substantially on the line 2-2of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 ot Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line' 4-4 oit Fig. 2.

The form of my invention shown in the drawing comprises a body 11 havinga tubular projection 12 which extends through an opening 13 in a. platesuch as a Windshield 14. A friction plate 15 is formed on the body 11,which friction plate 15 carries a resilient pad 16. The resilient pad 16is disposed in an annular recess 17 formed in the friction plate 15 andis arranged to engage withr an outer face 18 of the Windshield 14. Onthe portion of the tubular projection 12 which extends yinside theWindshield 14 is placed a sleeve 21, this sleeve 21 having an opening 22therethrough through which the tubular projection 12 extends. rllhefrictionl plate'23 is formed on the sleeve 21, this friction platehaving an annular recess 24 which carries a resilient pa 25. rlheresilient pad 25 is arranged to engage a face 26 of the Windshield 14.

A body rotating handle 27 is secured on the extreme end of the tubularmember 12 bv means of a screw 28 which extends through -a hub 29 of thehandle 27 and threads into the tubular nroiection 12.

The opening 22 through the sleeve 21 is enlarged at 30 and the hub 29 ofthe body rotating handle 27 extends into the enlargenient 30, thusclosing the end thereof. Compressed between a tace 32 and the end 33 orthe hub 29 is a coil spring 34. The coil spring 34 retains the pads 16and 25 resiliently in engagement with the faces 18 and 2G of theWindshield 14. The head 35 of ehe screw 28 extends into a slot 86 formedin the end of the sleeve 21. By rotating the handle 27, the `body 11 isrotated and the sleeve 21 is also rotated due to engagement between thehead 35 and the slot 36 of the sleeve 21.

At the extreme outer end of the body 11 which is located forwardly withrespect to the windshield 14 is formed a clevis 38 having parallelextending arms 39. Outer faces 41 of legs 42I of a swingable or pivotmember 43 engage inner faces 44 of the arms 39 of the clevis 38. A shim45 is provided between one ofithe legs 42 and one of the arms 39 toretain proper frictional engagement therebetween. The swingable member43 is pivoted to the legs 39 by means of pivot screws 463 which threadthrough openings in the legs 42; Heads 49 of the screws 46 arecylindrical and rest in cylindricalbearing openings 50 provided in, thelegs 39. A tl'ireaded` boss 5l of the sufingable member 43 threads intoa fixture 52 of a' lamp 53. y

A bevel gear 55 is secured to oneK of the legs 42 ot the swingablemember 43 by means of one of the screws 4G and by means of rivets 56. Apinion gear 57 is arranged betweenthe legs 39 of the clevis and mesheswith the beve-l gear rEhe pinion gear 57 is pinned to a shaft 59 whichextends anially through an opening formed in the body 1,1. The shaftextends entirely through the body ll and has secured thereto attheextreme end thereof a swinging han d le 6l. The handle 6lv is secured tothe end ofthe v.shaft 59 by means of a pin 62 which extends through ahub G3 of the handle (il and through the shaft and by a screw 64 whichthreads into the end of the shaft 59.. The handle 6l as clearlyY shownin the drawings is loc-ated' adjacent to the handle 2'7. l/Vhen thehandle (il is rotated, the pinion gearv 57 is rotated by means of theshaft 59.. This causes the bevel, gear 55 to rotate and the swingablemember 43 to be swung relative tothe body ll.

Thespot light of my invention is very easy tooperate, an dhas anvextremely large range of' directions of projection. The lamp 53 may bedirected into any direction by swinging the member 43 and by rotatingthe body 1l.. an example, the handle (il is rotated and the lampl 53 isswung into a position indicated bythe dotted lines 68 of Fig. 2. Inother words, the lamp 53v is swung from a center line 66V thatthefcenter line thereof entends as indicated at 67 in Fig. 2. ByrotatingV the handle 27 the swingable member 43 and the lamp arerotated. This swings` the lamp through a circular pathA and moves' thelamp into any circular position around thel axis G6. The lamp may beswung at any angle with respect to the cenn ter line (i6-ofthe body'llwithin 900 in this modification of the invention, and by rotation of thebody ll, the lamp may be .swung circularly into any position ot'y acomplete circle, This arrangement gives a range of directionincluding ahalf sphere, and the terasse saidhody anda tubular projection formei'lat the opposite end of said body, said tubular projection being adaptedfor extension through an` orifice in a. plate; a sleeve disposed onthefend of said projection projecting through said plate; a spring forresiliently holding said body and said sleeve inl contact with the facesof said plate; a handle secured to said tubulafprojection whereby.said'body is rotated; a lamp supporting member pivotally secured` tosaid clevis; a gear secured to' said lamp supporting member; a piniongear meshing with said gear whereby said gear is rotated, thus pivotallyswinging said lamp supporting member rela tively to said body a shaftextending through .said body, said shaft supporting said pinion gear;and a handle secured on the end of said shaft whereby said shaft isrotated, thus rotating said pinion 2. A combination as defined in claiml in which said body and said sleeve each hav a friction plate adaptedto frittionallj,v engage the faces of said plate.

3. AV combination as in claimv l .in which said spring is arrangedinside said sleewl around saidtubular projection.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of: a. rotatable.body'having a tubular projection adapted to entend through an opening ina plate, and a friction plate arranged to contact said plate; a lampsupporting member pivoted to said body, and siipporting a lamp; a sleevedisposed on said tubular projection and having a 'friction plate adaptedto engage said plate: a handle for rotating said body; a spring compressed between said handle and said sleeve for resiliently holding sail:friction plates in contact with said plate, said spring res 'A in laspace within said sleeve and engag said sleeve and said handle; andmeans for pivoting saidV lamp supporting member rela? tively to saidbody.

In testimony whereof; l have hereunto set. my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 9th day of January, l925.

FRED C. HOlVE.

